Having fun the the Hawaii sun!

Dan and I at the Luau, the plants and flowers were gorgeous, it gave us inspiration to spice up our back yard

Dan and I ready to hit the ocean with our snorkeling gear and find some fish

I feel totally spoiled. Dan and I were able to go to Hawaii last week with his parents, and brothers, and sister-in law. It was the most fabulous trip. I totally allowed myself to be lazy, sleeping in everyday, laying out in the sun, and of course eating. I love sea food, and the fish in Hawaii is as fresh, and as good as it gets. It was a good pre-baby vaction. The weather was just gorgeous for the first few days. We went snorkeling as you can see from the picture. I loved seeing all of the fish. I was amazed at how many there were right off of the shore line. We didn't go out far, because I'm totally afraid of under currents. I think the fish must get fed, because they weren't shy of us at all. On the days it rained we drove around the island. They actually canceled school one day because of high winds! Can you believe that? I wondered what the locals would think about some of the weather we endure! We found an awesome beach on the north side of the island called secret beach. You have to hike down to it. It was beautiful, and the waves were huge! It was fun to watch them. We also drove to up to a famous canyon. They call it the grand canyon of the pacific. I was sitting in the back of the van and the road was really windy. I'm not usually one who gets car sick easily. All of a sudden I started to feel sick, I told Dan's brother to pull over, we were in a mini van so I couldn't open the door until the car was in park. Not a good feature to have when your about to upchuck your lunch! Fortunately I made it out of the car, and threw up right as a big tour bus drove past. I wondered if I had caused some people to loose their lunch as well. I've only thrown up from being car sick one other time in my life. I was actually pregnant that time too, to pregnancy must be culprit for it. Anyways we made it up the canyon, but it was so cloudy that you couldn't see a thing. It gave me a creepy feeling knowing that there was a huge drop off, and all I could see was white. My mom watched the kids for us while we were gone, so I knew they were in good hands, but as the week drew to a close I couldn't help but miss them like crazy. When we got home I couldn't believe how cute our kids are. I think when you live with your children everyday, you take the little darlings for granted. As much fun as it was, we're really happy to be home.

The whole gang. Micheal, Dan's parents, Shaun, Annoel, Robbie, and me and Dan. There were about three people taking the picture at the same time, so no one is looking in the same direction! Oh-well, it's tough getting a family picture.